June 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Tuesday that its agents in Chicago seized 53,700 electronic nicotine delivery systems, or vaping pens, from China worth $1.08 million in violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act.
The discovery comes on the heels of the Food and Drug Administration creating a multi-agency task force to combat illegal distribution and sale of e-cigarettes. Officials from the Customs and the FDA in Chicago determined the cargo from China was unlawful.